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So, I started a weight loss program in 1998. Eggs were not on the recommended food list. I ate fake eggs, but they were expensive and no fun. Today it appears eggs are now recommended. They are now the staple of my diet. So, what has changed? When did I start eating eggs? Why? Well, it started when I was listening to a radio program on the radio. This would have been sometime in 2015. A pediatrician was being interviewed. He said researchers were studying why children pooped out during the course of the day. He said a theory was that they were eating foods high in carbohydrates for breakfast. They were eating lots of foods like cereal. By the third hour and before lunch, their carbohydrate levels tanked. This made it hard to pay attention. This affected grades for the third hour. I'm simplifying this, but this is the gist of it. I'm sure they developed various theories attempting to explain this. Should lunch be earlier? Or did it have to do with what kids were eating for break...

When it comes to medicine we have to be careful what we read. This is particularly true when it comes to conventional wisdom, especially when something is said without citation. Something like, "High-fat foods may cause weight gain and heart disease." We are fed a barrage of information about fatty foods causing weight gain and heart disease. Seldom is there a reference supporting this. It's just said as though it were a fact, similar to the one that says, "Humans are causing global warming." Evidence, please? At least with global warming, it's computer moderated information. What they don't tell you is that the information that comes out is only as good as what comes it. So, if what goes in is junk, what comes out is junk. But, when it comes to fatty foods causing weight gain and heart disease, there's no evidence to be heard from. In this case, it seems that someone just made this up because it sounds good . Then everyone else just kind of went wit...

I showed up for work on November 10, and my boss says, "Today is your anniversary?" "What?" was my feeble response. "Today is the 20th anniversary of your first day of work here," she said. "Do I get a cake?" I ruefully said. "No!" she said, laughing. Before I had this job I never had a job longer than a year. So, it's a pretty good accomplishment to last this long. What has changed?  When I started, there were senior RTs who always seemed to take the easy assignments. I was happy about that because I got to take exciting ER and critical care. Whenever I had questions I'd tap in on their wisdom. When I wasn't confident, I'd have them shadow me. When I wasn't sure about myself, I'd ask them questions. When they were thinking about retirement, I'd think, "How are we going to replace all that wisdom? The answer: "You don't!" "Who is going to fill your shoes?" I ruefully asked once. ...